Welimada Electoral District
Welimada electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and February 1989. The district was named after the town of Welimada in Badulla District, Uva Province. The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka introduced the proportional representation electoral system for electing members of Parliament. The existing 160 mainly single-member electoral districts were replaced with 22 multi-member electoral districts.[1] Welimada electoral district was replaced by the Badulla multi-member electoral district at the 1989 general elections, the first under the proportional representation system, though Badulla continues to be a polling division of the multi-member electoral district.
Members of Parliament
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Independent Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Election | Member | Party | Term |
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1947 |
K. D. Sugathadasa |
Bambarapane M.B. |
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1952 |
K. M. P. Rajarathna |
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1956 |
K. M. P. Rajarathna |
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1960 (March) |
K. M. P. Rajarathna |
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1960 (July) |
K. M. P. Rajarathna |
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1965 |
Percy Samaraweera |
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1970 |
R.M Bandara |
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1977 |
Percy Samaraweera |
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1989 |
Ravindra Samaraweera |
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Elections
1947 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
K. D. Sugathadasa | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
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Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
Source[2]
1952 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
Bambarapane M.B | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1956 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
K. M. P. Rajarathna | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1960 (March) Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
K. M. P. Rajarathna | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1960 (July) Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
K. M. P. Rajarathna | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1965 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
Percy Samaraweera | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1970 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
R.M Bandara | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1977 Parliamentary General Election
Candidate | Party | Symbol | Votes | % |
Percy Samaraweera | | | | |
R.M Bandara | | | | |
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Valid Votes | | 100.00% |
Rejected Votes | | |
Total Polled | | |
Registered Electors | | |
Turnout | |
1988 Bi-Election
References
Former Electoral Districts of Sri Lanka |
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| Central Province | |
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| Eastern Province | |
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| Northern Province | |
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| North Central Province | |
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| North Western Province | |
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| Uva | |
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| Sabaragamuwa | |
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| Southern Province | |
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| Western Province | |
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| Current Electoral districts of Sri Lanka |
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